New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-27

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that unused chimney. Uncle True
ventured out and eyed them wist fully
Why couldn' tye come Il week day:?a' .%
he. growled. Then could Z a got
Collins-hes a great bee man and
we'd put We into that empty hive. It's
a master pity it's the Sabbath; a clean
ten dollars as good us throwed away. =
But soon his face frightened. There
was the skylight. he could putt hive
out OF that. perhaps they would take a
notion to it.
II A moment later Uncle True was puff
ing up the attic stairs. The nerves in
his crown crawled as he remembered
how it had seemed to attract the in-
sects; still he ventured a leg out upon
the long sloping root, and gently
proffered homo to the roYers, mutter-
ing:
'.There, ye can't do better'n that!'''
They rose in a body, and with them
Uncle True's hope; only to fall again,
as they at their queens behest went
down into the Baslxins chimney!
.'Pesky thingsH' he calculated. AS
the church-goers were returning he
Withdrew the hive, closed the sEylight
with a bang, and then appeared below
justas Aunt True hustled In
Feel better, Joshua? Such SER
mon as we had, you don't know what
you missed.
I'm alluz missing something!''
Uncle True answered, GROSSLY.
''Why, what's the matter?''
Matter enough! Baskins is ten
al o1.c Soha r IL ~.
morning"
Then he told her how the bees had
come, and ':every soul of 'em gone in
to Baskin's west chimbly.''
Aunt True sat right down, bonnet in
hand while Joshua enlarged upon the
subject. He said he'd given ANYTHING
if the bees had come to him; he would
have planted buckwheat for them, and
in the fall smoked them out, and
gathered the honey.
Suddenly Aunt True spoke.
Il don't care if them bees be in Bas-
kin's chimbly! You found them and
you We the fust right; besides it opens
in our cellar, and that gives us some
title to them'
That sou cried Uncle True. "Of
course they ttlong to memo ques-
ton but the law'd decide that! But
Baskins might not think so!''
II don't s. pose he'd divide,'' said
Aunt True, ''them Baskins is bound to
etall there is, every time! Ishouldn't
mention the bees; mabe they wouldn't
find it out all summer
':Fact is, it's alluz best to manage
folks quietly" chimed in Uncle True.
Little did either dream what part
they would have to act; OF how often be
forced into untruths.
Never were there such active, hot
tempered insects the young Baskinses
were continually getting stung by what
they called hornets. Uncle True felt
very like a liar when he told Mrs. Bas-
kins:
'It is powerful year for 'em; I've
got stung myself?''
'sMust be there's a nest under the
caves" she said as she applied saler-
atns water.
And Uncle True pretended to hunt
for it.
Then, when the garden blossomed to
buckwheat alone, and Baskns was
amazed, Uncle True explained the I'M
usual spectacle by saying he ..liked to
see it blow!''
Later in the summer Joshua could
not forbear an inspection of the CHM
ney, so he took cement with him that
he might be able to say to the Baskins-
es that he was Intending the Chin.
.blyp'
:. You won't get no thanks from our
landlord observed Mrs. Baskins;
''it's his place to do the repairs. One
of our chimney's should ought to be
seen to, but I won't let my man risk
his neck =
And Uncle True, fearing Baskins
would emulate him and discover the
hidden treasure, declared he wouldn't
risk himself on that slippery roof
again.
The buckwheat blossomed, and it's
sweetness was culled by the busy in
sects.
Reg lar workers, they are.'' Uncle
True often said, gleefully. .'That
chimbly must be filling up fast. Things
bave gone along nicely. The Baskin-.
ses don't mistrust; just as soon as they
start We'll get the. honey
Ihe buchWheat faded.
when are the Baskinses going to
the beach?' each asked the other.
The summer went, but alas, the
Basklnses stayed; they couldn't at
ford the seashore" that year! It began
to look as if Uncle True would never
get a chance at the colony. Fortu-
nately, the fall was unusually long and
warm the bees kept on working clear
up to Thanksgiving.
On the morning Of that day, MIR.
Baskins started for his native town
with his family.
.'Calc'late to make a long stop,
neighbour
Uncle True spoke carelessly as posi-
bic. .s
Mrs. 'Baskins said. ..Pa wouldn't
hear to their coming home till the next
afternoon OBS
That would give Uncle True plenty